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I am a phycologist, with an interest in all aspects of the biology of algae. My main topics of research are: a) Red algal biology, algal chimerism, algal cytogenetics and polyploidy; b) Biogeography, genetic diversity, molecular marker development, population genetics, reproductive biology of algae, the evolution of life cycles in algal species; c) Algal chemical characterisation, Seaweed aquaculture, Sea-vegetables
Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
María Elena Varela Álvarez

Nomes de citação

  • Varela-Álvarez, Elena
  • Varela-Álvarez, E
  • Varela, Elena

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
011A-C381-D9AC
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7262-3475
Researcher Id
M-4495-2013
Scopus Author Id
6507326527

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • evarela@ualg.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

  • CCMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005 139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Profissional)

Websites

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Espanhol; Castelhano Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Português Utilizador independente (B2) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador independente (B2) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador independente (B2)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2005/06/30
Concluído
 Postgraduate Teaching Certificate C.A.P (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Espanha
2002/10/24
Concluído
 PhD in Biological Science (Marine Botany) (Doctor of Philosophy)
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda
"Phenology, life history and genetics of Porphyra linearis Greville, a candidate for Nori mariculture in Europe. Advisor: Prof. Michael D. Guiry" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
1994/11/22
Concluído
 Master in Environmental Management (Master)
Instituto de Investigaciones Ecologicas, Espanha
1994/10/18
Concluído
 Marine Sciences (Licenciatura, Level 7/EQR) (Licence)
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha
Percurso profissional

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2019/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Investigador Contratado (Investigação) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2019/01/31 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2016/08/31 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
2014/01/07 - 2014/12/31 Investigador Auxiliar Convidado (carreira) (Investigação) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha
2004/10/01 - 2013/12/30 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2007/12/31 Investigador visitante (Investigação) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Estados Unidos
1997/01/01 - 2002/10/24 Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
1995/06/01 - 1996/06/30 Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda

Docência no Ensino Superior

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2016/09/01 - 2022/12/31 Professor Auxiliar Convidado (Docente Universitário) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Projetos

Bolsa

Designação Financiadores
2015/01/15 - 2016/08/31 Profiling and Optimizing chemical composition of red Sea Vegetables for enhanced bioactive yields (PRO-SEA-VEG/FIRM)
FIRM 13/F/536
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda
 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland
Concluído
2010/04/01 - 2013/12/31 Molecular taxonomy, population genetics and phylogenomics of the red algal genus Porphyra spp. from the Iberian Peninsula (NORIGENOMICS)
PTDC/MAR/099698/2008
Investigador responsável
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
2008/11/01 - 2012/05/30 Population genetic structure, molecular phylogenies and historical biogeography in species of the genus Caulerpa, present in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (CAULERPAGENETICS)
PTDC/MAR/70921/2006
Investigador responsável
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
2002/01/01 - 2005/01/01 Expansión de Caulerpa prolifera, C. taxifolia, C. racemosa en el Mediterráneo español: dinámica clonal, producción y destino de la producción (CAULEXPAN)
MECD/REN2002-00701
Outra
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Espanha
 Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades
Concluído
2004/02/01 - 2004/09/30 Algal invasions to European shores (EU/ALIENS )
EVK3 – 200 – 00062
Desenvolvimento técnico
European Union
Concluído
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em boletim informativo
  1. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Guiry, Michael; Kelly, Brent. "Cultivo, genética y fenología de Porphyra linearis Greville, candidata para la futura industria del Nori en Europa.", Algas. Boletín Informativo de la Sociedad Española de Ficología (In Spanish), 1999
Artigo em revista
  1. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Guiry, Michael D.; Serrão, Ester A.. "A Taxonomic Assessment of Pyropia hiemalis (Kylin) Varela-Álvarez, Guiry & Serrão, comb. nov. (Bangiaceae, Bangiophyceae)". Cryptogamie, Algologie 44 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2023v44a5.
    10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2023v44a5
  2. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Meirmans, Patrick G.; Guiry, Michael D.; Serrão, Ester A.. "Biogeographic Population Structure of Chimeric Blades of Porphyra in the Northeast Atlantic Reveals Southern Rich Gene Pools, Introgression and Cryptic Plasticity". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.818368.
    10.3389/fpls.2022.818368
  3. Olivé, I; Varela-Álvarez, E; Silva, J; Serrão, EA; Santos, R. "Physiological potential of the chlorophyte Caulerpa prolifera for proliferation across the Mediterranean-Atlantic basins in a warmer ocean". Marine Ecology Progress Series 668 (2021): 73-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13719.
    Publicado • 10.3354/meps13719
  4. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Loureiro, João; Meirmans, Patrick G.; Castro, Mariana; Serrão, Ester A.. "Genomes Vary in Size and Spatial Patterns Within Chimeric Blades of Porphyra spp.". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.628183.
    10.3389/fmars.2021.628183
  5. Bermejo, Ricardo; Macías, Manuel; Love, Robin; Sánchez-García, Fini; Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Hernández, Ignacio. "Influence of irradiance, dissolved nutrients and salinity on the colour and nutritional characteristics of Gracilariopsis longissima (Rhodophyta)". Algal Research 52 (2020): 102121-102121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102121.
    10.1016/j.algal.2020.102121
  6. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Tobin, Paul; Guihéneuf, Freddy; FitzGerald, Richard; Stengel, Dagmar. "Phycobiliproteins, nitrogenous compounds and fatty acid contents in field-collected and cultured gametophytes of Porphyra dioica, a red sea vegetable". Journal of Applied Phycology 31 6 (2019): 3849-3860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01841-6.
    10.1007/s10811-019-01841-6
  7. Zubia, Mayalen; Draisma, Stefano G. A.; Morrissey, Kathryn Lee; Varela-Álvarez, Elena; De Clerck, Olivier. "Concise review of the genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux". Journal of Applied Phycology 32 1 (2019): 23-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01868-9.
    10.1007/s10811-019-01868-9
  8. Elena Varela-Álvarez; João Loureiro; Cristina Paulino; Ester A. Serrão. "Polyploid lineages in the genus Porphyra". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26796-5.
    10.1038/s41598-018-26796-5
  9. Elena Varela-Álvarez; Ana C. Balau; Cristina Paulino; Estibaliz Berecibar; Gareth A. Pearson; Ester A. Serrão. "Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis". Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 16 04 (2018): 390-393. https://doi.org/10.1017/S147926211700034X.
    10.1017/S147926211700034X
  10. Rosa M. Chefaoui; Elena Varela-Álvarez. "Niche conservatism and spread of seaweed invasive lineages with different residence time in the Mediterranean Sea". Biological Invasions (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1544-8.
    10.1007/s10530-017-1544-8
  11. Elena Varela-Álvarez; Cristina Paulino; Ester A. Serrão. "Development and characterization of twelve microsatellite markers for Porphyra linearis Greville". Genetica (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10709-016-9941-y.
    10.1007/s10709-016-9941-y
  12. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Balau, Ana C.; Marbà, Núria; Afonso-Carrillo, Julio; Duarte, Carlos M.; Serrão, Ester A.. "Genetic diversity and biogeographical patterns of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and Mediterranean/Atlantic transition zone". Marine Biology 162 3 (2015): 557-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2605-5.
    10.1007/s00227-014-2605-5
  13. Cunha, A.H.; Varela-Álvarez, E.; Paulo, D.S.; Sousa, I.; Serrão, E.Á.. "The rediscovery of Caulerpa prolifera in Ria Formosa, Portugal, 60 years after the previous record". Cahiers de Biologie Marine 54 3 (2013): 359-364. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881429399&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  14. Varela-Álvarez, E.; Gómez Garreta, A.; Rull Lluch, J.; Salvador Soler, N.; Serrao, E.A.; Siguán, M.A.R.. "Mediterranean Species of Caulerpa Are Polyploid with Smaller Genomes in the Invasive Ones". PLoS ONE 7 10 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867702110&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0047728
  15. Varela-Álvarez, E.; Glenn, T.C.; Serrão, E.A.; Duarte, C.M.; Martínez-Daranas, B.; Valero, M.; Marbá, N.. "Dinucleotide microsatellite markers in the genus Caulerpa". Journal of Applied Phycology 23 4 (2011): 715-719. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960714828&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10811-010-9568-9
  16. Varela-Álvarez, E.; Rindi, F.; Cavas, L.; Serrão, E.A.; Duarte, C.M.; Marrá, N.. "Molecular identification of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea from Turkey". Cahiers de Biologie Marine 52 2 (2011): 227-232. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955163934&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  17. Alberto, F.; Whitmer, A.; Coelho, N.C.; Zippay, M.; Varela-Alvarez, E.; Raimondi, P.T.; Reed, D.C.; Serrão, E.A.. "Microsatellite markers for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera". Conservation Genetics 10 6 (2009): 1915-1917. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-71349088764&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10592-009-9853-9
  18. Varela-Álvarez, E; Stengel, D.B.; Guiry, M.D.. "Seasonal growth and phenotypic variation in Porphyra linearis (Rhodophyta) populations on the west coast of Ireland". Journal of Phycology 43 1 (2007): 90-100. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846930939&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00300.x
  19. Varela-Álvarez, E.; Andreakis, N.; Lago-Lestón, A.; Pearson, G.A.; Serrão, E.A.; Procaccini, G.; Duarte, C.M.; Marbá, N.. "Genomic DNA isolation from green and brown algae (Caulerpales and Fucales) for microsatellite library construction". Journal of Phycology 42 3 (2006): 741-745. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33744496294&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00218.x
  20. Varela-Álvarez, E.; Stengel, D.B.; Rindi, F.; Guiry, M.D.. "Alternation of nuclear phases and chromosome numbers in Porphyra linearis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from western Ireland and Maine, USA". Phycologia 44 1 (2005): 61-65. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-14044256569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  21. Varela-Alvarez, E.; Stengel, D.B.; Guiry, M.D.. "The use of image processing in assessing conchocelis growth and conchospore production in Porphyra linearis". Phycologia 43 3 (2004): 282-287. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-2542463248&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Poster em conferência
  1. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Loureiro, João; Paulino, Cristina; Serrao, Ester. "Polyploidy and genetic variability in field-collected gametophytes of species of the red algal genus Porphyra". Trabalho apresentado em International Conference on Polyploidy, 2019.
  2. Chefaoui, Rosa; Varela-Álvarez, Elena. "Niche conservatism and spread of Caulerpa taxifolia invasive lineages with different residence time in the Mediterranean Sea". Trabalho apresentado em XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting, 2017.
  3. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Stengel, D.B.. "Optimization of the chemical composition of edible red seaweeds as a source of functional foods". Trabalho apresentado em 22nd International Seaweed Symposium, 2016.
  4. Gielt, A; Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Stengel, D.B.. "Fatty acid and pigment composition in edible red macroalgae from western Ireland". Trabalho apresentado em EPC6: Sixth European Phycological Congress, 2015.
  5. Gielt, A; Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Stengel, D.B.. "Profiling and optimising the bioactive composition of Irish sea vegetables". Trabalho apresentado em NutraMara conferences, 2015.
  6. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Balau, Ana; Marbà, Núria; Afonso-Carrillo, Julio; Duarte, Carlos; Serrao, Ester. "Biogeographical genetic structure of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean/ Atlantic transition zone". Trabalho apresentado em Mares Conferences, Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, 2014.
  7. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Gómez-Garreta, Amelia; Rull Lluch, Jordi; Salvador Noemi; Serrao, Ester; Ribera-Siguán, Antonia. "Tamaño del genoma y variaciones en los niveles de ploidía de especies invasoras de Caulerpa frente a la especie nativa del Mediterráneo.". 2013.
  8. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Paulino, Cristina; Balau, Ana; Berecibar, Estibaliz; Pearson, Gareth; Serrao, Ester. "Marker development and population genetic structure of Porphyra spp. in the Iberian Peninsula". Trabalho apresentado em 10th International Phycological Congress, 2013.
  9. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Gómez-Garreta, Amelia; Rull Lluch, Jordi; Salvador, Noemi; Serrao, Ester; Ribera-Siguán, Antonia. "Genome size and ploidy levels variation in Caulerpa spp. in the Mediterranean". Trabalho apresentado em International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity; Czech Republic, 2012.
  10. Varela-Álvarez, Elena. "Genetic variability and clonal structure in the genus Caulerpa". Trabalho apresentado em Biolief, World Conference on biological invasion and ecosystem functioning, Portugal, 2009.
  11. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Alberto, Filipe; Serrao, Ester; Duarte, Carlos; Marbà, Núria. "Microsatellite development in Caulerpas". Trabalho apresentado em 4th European Phycological Congress, Spain, 2007.

Outros

Outra produção
  1. Spotlight at CCMAR web, March 2022, English and Portuguese. “The Iberian peninsula was a red algae refuge during ice ages” (Spotlight at CCMAR web, March 2022, English/Portuguese) https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/iberian-peninsula-red-algae-refuge-ice-ages. 2022. Varela-Álvarez, Elena.
  2. Spotlight at CCMAR web, April 2021, English and Portuguese. 2021. Varela-Álvarez, Elena. https://ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/researchers-discovered-some-red-algae-have-genomes-different-sizes-within-same-individual.
Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2016/11/25 Biogeographical genetic structure of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean/ Atlantic transition zone. Short oral presentation at Semana da Cultura Cientifica do CCMAR
(Faro, Portugal)
2016/06/21 Pro-SeaVeg – Profiling and enhancing bioactive yields in Irish red sea vegetables 22nd International Seaweed Symposium
(Copenhagen, Dinamarca)
2014/12/15 Niveles de ploidías y tallas del genoma en el ciclo de vida de las especies de Caulerpa en el Mediterranéo; Invited semminar, Research Innovation Week, RIW, Campus Atlántico Tricontinenal CEI- Canarias Invited talk, Research Innovation Week, RIW, Campus Atlántico Tricontinenal CEI- Canarias
(Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha)
2014/11/17 Ploidy levels vs. life history traits in native and invasive Mediterranean Caulerpa species. Mares Conferences, Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation
(Olhão, Portugal)
2007/03/26 Advances in the invasion genetics of the brown seaweed Sargassum muticum. 19th International Seaweed Symposium Symposium
(Kobe, Japão)
2005/06/01 The construction of microsatellite libraries in Caulerpa prolifera from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Genomics Workshop. Marine Genomics Workshop , Naples, Italy
(Naples, Itália)
2001/12/17 Fenología, ciclo de vida y genética de Porphyra linearis Greville, una candidata para la industría de algas en Europa Invited seminar at IMEDEA, CSIC
(Esporles, Mallorca, Espanha)
1999/03/28 Reproductive phenology and seasonal growth of two Porphyra linearis ecotypes from the West-Coast of Ireland International Porphyra Workshop
(Plymouth, Reino Unido)
1998/04/12 Conchocelis growth and conchospore production of Porphyra linearis from the west coast of Ireland using Image Analysis. XVI International Seaweed Symposium Symposium
(Cebú, Filipinas)
1998/03/31 Conchocelis growth and conchospore production of Porphyra linearis from the west coast of Ireland using Image Analysis 22nd Annual Irish Botanist Meeting
(Dublin, Irlanda)

Organização de evento

Nome do evento
Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação) 		Instituição / Organização
2000/09/01 - 2002/12/31 2000-02 – Faculty administration experience: Exam/ Registration office at NUIG, National University of Ireland, Galway. (2000/09/01 - 2002/12/31)
Outro
 National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda

Participação em evento

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de evento 		Nome do evento
Instituição / Organização
2019/12/12 - 2019/12/13 Worshop on Seaweed aquaculture, Euromarine Network (https://www.euromarinenetwork.eu)
Oficina (workshop)
 RECOVER: Seaweed aquaculture: A promising tool for the restoration and sustainable development of coastal environments or an expensive end-of-pipe technology?
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Alemanha
2017/12/01 - 2017/12/02 Workshop on Bionformatics, EMBL-EBI/ European Bioinformatics Institute at CCMAR
Oficina (workshop)
 Bionformatics workshop
European Bioinformatics Institute, Reino Unido

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2013/07/21 - 2013/07/31 Workshop Molecular Evolution Workshop, following the last topics on genomics, molecular evolution, phylogenetic analyses and population genetics, MBL/Woods Hole, USA
Oficina (workshop)
 Workshop on Molecular Evolution
2012/05/11 - 2012/05/11 Workshop on Practical Plant Flow Cytometry. Institute of Botany ASCR, Laboratory of flow cytometry, Pruhonice, Czech Republic
Oficina (workshop)
 Practical Plant Flow Cytometry
2009/06/15 - 2009/06/19 Short course on Molecular Markers and Population Genetics organized by The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Outro
 MMPG09/Molecular Markers and Population Genetics
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2009/03/02 - 2009/03/06 Short course on Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics and Adaptation organized by The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Outro
 MEPA09/ Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics and Adaptation
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2007/01/29 - 2007/02/02 Short course: Bioinformatics I - Introduction to Sequence and Genome Analysis, by Marine Genomics Network at Max Plank Institute, Bremen, Germany
Outro
 Bioinformatics I - Introduction to Sequence and Genome Analysis
2005/06/06 - 2005/06/27 Short Course on Molecular evolution and population genetics, by the Marine Genomics Network, at SZN, Naples, Italy
Outro
 Molecular evolution and population genetics
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Itália
1995/10/01 - 1996/06/30 Internship at ISIO -Irish Seaweed Industry Organization. Tasks: Seaweed cultivation, Seaweed mapping along the Irish coas. Funded by EULeo/AquaTT
Outro
 Internship -Seaweed Industry Organization
National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda
1995/06/01 - 1995/08/31 Internship at CRL/SRL, Shellfish Research Laboratory, Tasks: Microalgal and macroalgal cultivation. Funded by AquaTT.
Outro
 Internship at CRL/SRL, Shellfish Research Laboratory
National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

Disciplina Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2021/09/01 - 2022/06/30 Algal biology; Algal diversity, Marine Botany; Invited lecturer, 33 h/year (on going) Marine Botany 2nd year; Marine Biology 1st year; BSc (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2020/06/30 Algal diversity; Applied phycology; Guest lecturer, Average 13h/ year Marine Biology, Marine Biodiversity; Marine Coastal Management; 1st/2nd year BSc (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
1999/09/01 - 2002/06/30 Marine Botany, Mycology; Instructor/demonstrator of practical classes at NUI, Galway Marine Science Courses, 1st, 2nd 3rd year (Bachelor) National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Irlanda

Outro júri / avaliação

Descrição da atividade Instituição / Organização
2009 - 2009 Reviewer of Research Project Proposals Fundación BBVA, Espanha

Revisão ad hoc de artigos em revista

Nome da revista (ISSN) Editora
2021 - 2021 Algal Research (2211-9264) Elsevier
2019 - 2021 Polar Biology (1432-2056) Springer
2017 - 2021 Botanica Marina (1437-4323) De Gruyter
2017 - 2021 Biological Invasions (1573-1464) Springer
2006 - 2021 Journal of Applied Phycology (1573-5176) Springer
2009 - 2020 Journal of Phycology (1529-8817) Wiley
2019 - 2019 Aquatic Invasions (1818-5487) REABIC
2019 - 2019 Algae (2093-0860) The Korean Society of Phycology
2018 - 2018 Bioinvasions Records (2242-1300) REABIC
2015 - 2018 Rev. Biología Marina Oceanografía (ISSN 0718-1957) Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
2013 - 2018 Systematics and Biodiversity (1478-0933) Taylor & Francis
2013 - 2017 Aquatic Botany (0304-3770) Elsevier
2016 - 2016 Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Nature
2016 - 2016 Marine Drugs (1660-3397) MDPI Publishing
2016 - 2016 Marine Biodiversity (1867-1624) Springer
2015 - 2015 Marine Ecology Series Progress (1616-1599) Inter-Research Science Publisher
2015 - 2015 Journal of Biogeography (1365-2699) Wiley
2014 - 2015 Nova Hedwigia (2363-7188) Schwizerbart Science Publishers
2014 - 2015 Annals of Botany (1095-8290) Oxford University Press
2014 - 2014 Journal of Biosciences (0973-7138) Springer
2013 - 2013 Marine Biology (1432-1793) Springer
2012 - 2012 Journal of Oceanology and Limnology (2523-3521) Springer
2012 - 2012 African Journal of Biotechnology (1684-5315) Academic Journals
2011 - 2011 Marine Ecology (1439-0485) Willey
2010 - 2010 Plant Biology (1438-8677) Willey
2007 - 2007 Conservation Genetics (1572-9737) Springer
2006 - 2007 Indian Journal of Marine Science (0379-5136) NISCAIR
Distinções

Prémio

2019 2019-2025 UALG Research Scientist contract, at CCMAR, University of Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016 2016-2019 FCT Postdoctoral fellowship. (SFRH/BPD/109452/2015) at CCMAR, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2015 2015-2016-NUIG-Postdoctoral contract in Bioactive compounds in Sea Vegetables
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda
2014 2014 (6M) CEI- Canarias-Campus Atlántico Tricontinental, Researcher contract
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha
2012 2012-2013 BDCC-Scientific Career Develop. Fellowship (Norigenomics), CCMAR, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2006 2006-2012 FCT Postdoc fellowship. (SFRH/BPD/17206/2004), at CCMAR, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2004 2004-2006 MECD, Spain Postdoc fellowship EX2003-0510, at CCMAR, UALG, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
1999 1999-2001 NUIG, Science Postgraduate fellowship, at Botany Dept., NUIG Ireland
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda
1997 1997-1998 FAIR GT96 0697-Marie Curie Research Training Fellowship, at NUIG Ireland
National University of Ireland Galway, Irlanda